British Merchant sloop 'Marquis of Salisbury' (1819)

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Robert BaylisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
La Cantabré (14) 1798-1798
French 14 Gun
Privateer Brig
(1798)
Cambrian (40) 1797-1828
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
Kingfisher (18) 1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1782)
La Résolue (18) 1798-1798
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1798)
Phaeton (38) 1782-1828
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1782)
Seahorse (38) 1794-1819
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1794)
Charles John Moore MansfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1807
Sir Robert Lawrie (6^th Baronet of Maxwelton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1847
Sir Graham Eden HamondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1836
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Marquis of Salisbury
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1817
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1819	BWAS-1817
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1817
Shipyard	Falmouth - Cornwall	BWAS-1817
Constructor	Thomas BaldockBritish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1813-1854	BWAS-1817
Category	Merchant	BWAS-1817
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1817
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1817
Sold	7.1824	BWAS-1817
Becomes	British sloop 'Swallow' (1824) (10) 1824-1836 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Keel68'7"Imperial Feet20.7486
Breadth25'1"Imperial Feet7.6251
Burthen236Tons BM

DatesRankNameSource
1819 - 7.1824CaptainBWAS-1817

DateEventSource
1819

Commissioned as a Post Office Packet

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:17	Jon Miller	French Privateer brig 'La Cantabré' (1798) (14) 1798-1798 French 14 Gun Privateer Brig
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:16	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Cambrian' (1797) (40) 1797-1828 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown